Nonstop flight route between Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba and Achutupo, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(23°2'3"N by 81°26'7"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°10'58"N by 78°1'1"W)
Distance from VRA to ACU:
983.41 miles (1,582.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA), Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba and Achutupo Airport (ACU), Achutupo, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 983 miles (or 1,583 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport and Achutupo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VRA / MUVR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°2'3"N by 81°26'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ECASA S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 210 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VRA |
| More Information: | VRA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACU / |
| Airport Name: | Achutupo Airport |
| Location: | Achutupo, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°10'58"N by 78°1'1"W |
| Area Served: | Achutupo, Panama |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACU |
| More Information: | ACU Maps & Info |
Facts about Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA):
- In addition to being known as "Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport", another name for VRA is "Aeropuerto Juan Gualberto Gómez".
- Because of Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- There has been 5 significant incidents involving aircraft from or en route to the airport since the 1950s.
- The furthest airport from Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) is Kawama Airport (VRO), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NE of VRA.
- Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Achutupo Airport (ACU):
- The closest airport to Achutupo Airport (ACU) is Playón Chico Airport (PYC), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of ACU.
- The furthest airport from Achutupo Airport (ACU) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Achutupo Airport (meaning Achutupo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.48 miles (16.86 km) NE | Kawama Airport (VRO) | Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba |     |
| 2 | 62.01 miles (99.80 km) W | José Martí International Airport (HAV) | Havana, Cuba | |
| 3 | 90.09 miles (144.99 km) SE | Jaime González Airport (CFG) | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
| 4 | 98.25 miles (158.12 km) S | Vilo Acuña Airport Juan Vitalio Acuña Airport (CYO) | Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba | |
| 5 | 102.15 miles (164.40 km) ESE | Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) | Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 6 | 107.12 miles (172.39 km) N | Key West International Airport (EYW) | Key West, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 107.70 miles (173.33 km) N | NAS Key West (NQX) | Boca Chica Key, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 119.37 miles (192.11 km) NNE | Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) | Marathon, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 119.54 miles (192.37 km) SW | Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) | Nueva Gerona, Cuba | |
| 10 | 148.72 miles (239.35 km) WSW | La Coloma Airport (LCL) | La Coloma, Cuba | |
| 11 | 162.29 miles (261.18 km) ESE | Spring Point Airport (AXP) | Spring Point, Acklins Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 173.96 miles (279.96 km) NNE | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 182.03 miles (292.94 km) NNE | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 182.64 miles (293.93 km) ESE | Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) | Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | |
| 15 | 191.27 miles (307.82 km) NNE | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,678.81 miles (18,795.17 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,474.93 miles (18,467.06 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,472.86 miles (18,463.73 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,448.33 miles (18,424.25 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,445.74 miles (18,420.10 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,406.37 miles (18,356.73 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,358.76 miles (18,280.11 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,347.90 miles (18,262.62 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,318.19 miles (18,214.82 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,303.23 miles (18,190.74 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,274.58 miles (18,144.63 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,259.10 miles (18,119.72 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,228.30 miles (18,070.14 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,218.66 miles (18,054.64 km) W | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,212.34 miles (18,044.47 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.24 miles (27.74 km) WNW | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 2 | 25.40 miles (40.88 km) SE | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 3 | 67.20 miles (108.15 km) SE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 4 | 79.31 miles (127.64 km) WSW | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 5 | 80.86 miles (130.13 km) SSW | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 6 | 93.55 miles (150.55 km) W | Tocumen International Airport (PTY) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | 105.97 miles (170.54 km) W | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | 126.76 miles (203.99 km) W | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 9 | 129.89 miles (209.04 km) SE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 10 | 151.58 miles (243.94 km) E | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 11 | 154.54 miles (248.71 km) WSW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 12 | 186.55 miles (300.23 km) E | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 13 | 191.40 miles (308.02 km) ENE | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 204.90 miles (329.75 km) ESE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 15 | 210.06 miles (338.06 km) ESE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,169.64 miles (19,585.09 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,087.37 miles (19,452.69 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,068.35 miles (19,422.08 km) S | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,053.41 miles (19,398.03 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,050.51 miles (19,393.36 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,045.00 miles (19,384.50 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,030.02 miles (19,360.39 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,022.94 miles (19,349.00 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,990.18 miles (19,296.27 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,964.30 miles (19,254.63 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,957.88 miles (19,244.29 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,945.49 miles (19,224.36 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,942.06 miles (19,218.84 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,922.98 miles (19,188.13 km) SSE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,914.89 miles (19,175.10 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |